Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.